The Eire Sevens squads, sponsored by TritonLake, proceed their HSBC SVNS Seriescampaigns this weekend as Hong Kong hosts the sixth and penultimate spherical of the 2024 season.
A sell-out crowd of 120,000 is predicted on the iconic Hong Kong Stadium throughout the three days of motion, because the race to safe a spot on the season-ending Grand Closing in Madrid heats up.
The highest eight groups from the Males’s and Ladies’s Standings will e book their spot for Madrid, the place the general Sequence Champions will probably be topped firstly of June.
Eire Males, who secured their second podium end in three SVNS Sequence occasions by claiming bronze in Los Angeles final outing, at present sit second within the general Standings after 5 tournaments, with Argentina main the best way.
James Topping‘s aspect have been in wonderful type all through the 2024 marketing campaign and will probably be decided to construct additional momentum heading in direction of Madrid and this summer time’s Paris Olympics.
Harry McNulty as soon as once more captains the staff in Hong Kong, with potential debutant Zac McConnellincluded in Eire’s 13-player squad.
Topping’s aspect get their match underway in opposition to South Africa on Friday (11.39am native time/4.39am Irish time) earlier than additional Pool outings in opposition to Samoa and Spain.
Eire Ladies, in the meantime, will probably be seeking to rediscover the shape that noticed them make historical past by successful their maiden Sequence title in Perth on the finish of January.
Allan Temple-Jones‘ fees are mendacity sixth within the general Ladies’s Standings and have been drawn alongside South Africa, Australia and Fiji in Pool B in Hong Kong.
With Lucy Mulhall sidelined by way of harm, Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe captains the aspect with Clare Gorman in line for her HSBC SVNS Sequence debut in inexperienced.
Eire Ladies go head-to-head with South Africa of their match opener on Friday (12.02pm native time/5.02am Irish time).
You’ll be able to watch the entire HSBC SVNS Sequence matches totally free on RugbyPass TV or on TNT Sports activities, whereas there will probably be protection of Eire’s progress in Hong Kong throughout the brand new @Ireland7s social media channels.
Eire Males’s Sevens Squad (HSBC SVNS Sequence – Hong Kong):Niall Comerford (UCD RFC)Sean Cribbin (Suttonians RFC)Ed Kelly (Dublin College FC)Terry Kennedy (St Mary’s Faculty RFC)Hugo Lennox (Skerries RFC)Zac McConnell (Eire Sevens)Matthew McDonald (Eire Sevens)Harry McNulty (UCD RFC)(captain)Bryan Mollen (UCD RFC)Gavin Mullin (UCD RFC)Chay Mullins (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht/IQ Rugby)Mark Roche (Lansdowne FC)Zac Ward (Ballynahinch RFC)
Eire Ladies’s Sevens Squad (HSBC SVNS Sequence – Hong Kong):Natasja Behan (Blackrock Faculty RFC)Megan Burns (Blackrock Faculty RFC)Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union RFC)(captain)Alanna Fitzpatrick (Portarlington RFC/Blackrock Faculty RFC)Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)Clare Gorman (Previous Belvedere RFC)Katie Heffernan (Railway Union RFC)Erin King (Previous Belvedere RFC)Lucinda Kinghan (Railway Union RFC)Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)Emily Lane (Blackrock Faculty RFC)Kate Farrell McCabe (Suttonians RFC)Vikki Wall (Eire Sevens)
Eire Fixtures – HSBC SVNS Sequence, Hong Kong:Friday, April 5 –
Eire Males v South Africa, 11.39am native time/4.39am Irish time
Eire Ladies v South Africa, 12.02pm native time/5.02am Irish time
Eire Males v Samoa, 2.49pm native time/7.49am Irish time
Eire Ladies v Australia, 3.35pm native time/8.35am Irish time
Saturday, April 6 –
Eire Males v Spain, 10.39am native time/3.39am Irish time
Eire Ladies v Fiji, 11.02am native time/4.02am Irish time
Play-Offs & Rating Matches
Sunday, April 7 –
Play-Offs & Rating Matches.
